Threat Detection
The latest Threat Detection coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Exfiltration by Admin Tool: How Attackers Weaponize DBeaver, Navicat, and sqlcmd
Attackers are ditching custom malware in favor of something far stealthier: the database management tools your IT team uses every day. Recent incident response investigations reveal a disturbing...
NPM Supply Chain Attacks: Unveiling the Threats to DevOps Security
Introduction In recent years, the software development community has witnessed a surge in supply chain attacks targeting open-source ecosystems, with the Node Package Manager (NPM) being a primary...
Rising AI Workloads Crack Hybrid Cloud Security: 70% Deem Public Cloud Risky, Breaches Hit 55%
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into business operations has triggered an unprecedented surge in cyber threats, with breach rates climbing to 55% and 70% of IT leaders now labeling...
Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender
{ "title": "Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender", "content": "A newly developed proof-of-concept tool named Defendnot can disarm Microsoft Defender,...
Microsoft and MillenniumIT ESP Forge AI-Powered Cyber Resilience Blueprint at Singapore Summit
On a humid evening in Singapore, cybersecurity executives gathered to witness a pivotal demonstration: Microsoft Sentinel stopping a simulated zero-day attack in real time, orchestrated by local...
Mitigating Supply Chain Attacks in NPM Ecosystems: Strategies for Developers and Organizations
As software development continues to rely heavily on third-party components, the threat landscape surrounding supply chain attacks in ecosystems like NPM remains both dynamic and perilous. Malicious...
Safeguarding Service Principals: Lessons from the Commvault Azure Security Breach
Overview In early 2025, Commvault, a leading data protection and information management company, experienced a significant security incident within its Azure environment. This breach, attributed to a...
Critical Security Flaw in Microsoft Edge CVE-2025-47181 and How to Mitigate It
Here are the key details about the Critical Security Flaw in Microsoft Edge (CVE-2025-47181): What is CVE-2025-47181? It is a critical security vulnerability found in Microsoft Edge, related to...
Smart App Control in Windows 11 blocks untrusted apps by default, but requires clean install.
Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, Microsoft has introduced Smart App Control (SAC) in Windows 11, aiming to provide users with a proactive defense mechanism against...
Understanding Lumma Infostealer: The Rising Cyber Threat Against Windows Users
In the current cyber threat landscape, few digital menaces have risen as quickly and explosively as the Lumma information-stealing malware, a sophisticated infostealer that is disrupting hundreds of...